I hope CBEss puts some effort into promotion. Less than two weeks is mightly short time to effectively promote a show - even if it is an Emmy-winning return. TVGuide, for instance, is already at the printers for that week and won't carry news of the start of TAR12.

The one down turn, and it could be a bad omen is that Christmas week before and after Christmas is one of the slowest, poorest watched times for network TV. Time period is usually filled with repeats and reruns of old Christmas favorites.

Second down turn: once again I will be missing eps 6 and 7 (December 9 and 16) as I explore the castles of Germany and Austria looking for a suitable one in which to chase my favorite maiden

And if it does run only 11 eps, then the grand finale will be over my 80th Birthday weekend - let the celebration begin

Wanted to share one concern regarding ratings. First week out of the shoot (11/4) TAR will be up against Sun. Night Football Cowboys / Eagles. I don't give a rat about pro football (& hate the Cowboys).....but they draw.....lots of viewers.

Tell everyone to lower expectations the first week. (The second week is a much weaker game, Seahawks/Chargers, I think).

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

I've been casting that spell over CBS for weeks now--glad to see it finally paid off!

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan